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. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this country, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled ohio near the urban centers of youngstown and warren. this same area has been the center of a lot of controversy over fracking, a method of getting natural gas out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> and customers complained and verizon listened. the country's largest mobile phone provider is scrapping its $2 fee for customers to make a one-time bill payment. the movement sparked outrage from thousands of verizon customers for having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>>
. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this...
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export to syria. that could be handle. this is not a big impact. if it comes to be disrupted for any reason, that will have a huge impact on us. the tourism from lebanon, coming from our country, this kind of activity is not reduced and tremendously reduced. that will have an impact on the tourism activity we have with syria and arab countries. so we are feeling the heat. we are trying to see how we can -- ourself. lebanon has enough problem to have another one on its shoulder. >> the u.n. is suggesting that we're seeing crimes against humanity with the killings we've seen in syria right now. should the region stand by? should lebanon be standing by and watching that unfold in that way without taking action? >> sitting 10,000 kilometer away, 5,000 kilometer away it's easy to take, let's say, action or whatever it is. we are close, we are very close and whatever happen, it will have an impact. so let's be wise, let's be realistic, let's be pragmatic. >> could we see syria make an about-face here and al
export to syria. that could be handle. this is not a big impact. if it comes to be disrupted for any reason, that will have a huge impact on us. the tourism from lebanon, coming from our country, this kind of activity is not reduced and tremendously reduced. that will have an impact on the tourism activity we have with syria and arab countries. so we are feeling the heat. we are trying to see how we can -- ourself. lebanon has enough problem to have another one on its shoulder. >> the...
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fighting goes on in syria. an activist group says troops killed 16 people wednesday. meanwhile, president bashar al assad has commented on the crackdown in his country. in an american interview, he says he never authorized the use of anti-government protesters. many in the west are criticizing his comments. >>> the interior ministry says it uncovered a plot to bring someone into the country. the group allegedly planned to forge travel documents for gadhafi and his family. saeed gadhafi's lawyers deny these allegations. >>> it is the latest conviction under the kingdom's strict laws against defaming the highly revered monarchy. >>> two child trafficking rings in china have been busted by police after a six-month investigation. 178 children were rescued in the nationwide operation and 608 people arrested. chinese police say it is the biggest achievement since the launch of a national campaign against human trafficking. those are the head liens from cnn. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. >> i'm n
fighting goes on in syria. an activist group says troops killed 16 people wednesday. meanwhile, president bashar al assad has commented on the crackdown in his country. in an american interview, he says he never authorized the use of anti-government protesters. many in the west are criticizing his comments. >>> the interior ministry says it uncovered a plot to bring someone into the country. the group allegedly planned to forge travel documents for gadhafi and his family. saeed...
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. >> protests from wisconsin to egypt, libya, syria, england, russia and wall street. how were the stories covered and did the media take sides? >> and the shooting in tucson. how did the media fail in reporting that story? the answers next on news watch. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome gn out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year wagreat but next year's a be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the sun's out and you can go deep sea fishing for amberjack, grouper and mackerel. our golf courses are open. our bed and breakfast have special rates. and migrating waterfowl from all over make this a bird watcher's paradise. so if you missed it earlier this year, come on down. if you've already been here come on back... to mississippi.. florida... louisiana... alabama. the gulf's america's get-a-way spot no matter
. >> protests from wisconsin to egypt, libya, syria, england, russia and wall street. how were the stories covered and did the media take sides? >> and the shooting in tucson. how did the media fail in reporting that story? the answers next on news watch. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi...
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honey nut cheerios. >>> globe trekking begins in syria. there's a fear of a possible massacre in the city of hom. the center of a nine-month-old popular uprising against the government. opposition forces say the government issues an ultimatum on friday giving residents until today to give up their represents and surrender. opposition commander says syrian troops have dug trenches around the city. he says there are fears of violence similar to a 1980 massacre. in that year a government assault killed thousands. >>> now to russia where anger over recent parliamentary elections is fueling an unusual amount of dissent. tens of thousands of russians joined a protest in moscow over the weekend. thousands more rallied in st. petersburg. they say the election was fixed in favor of the ruling united russia party and they want a new vote. in a facebook message russia's president promised an investigation but he did not discuss the possibility of new elections. >>> russian prime minister vladimir putin plans to run for president next year, but it now
honey nut cheerios. >>> globe trekking begins in syria. there's a fear of a possible massacre in the city of hom. the center of a nine-month-old popular uprising against the government. opposition forces say the government issues an ultimatum on friday giving residents until today to give up their represents and surrender. opposition commander says syrian troops have dug trenches around the city. he says there are fears of violence similar to a 1980 massacre. in that year a government...
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>> i got more reactions from people outside syria than in syria. people in syria really didn't notice much. i think that his audience is actually not an international audience but a dough midwest i can audience. i think important thing for assad is that that interview will play on syrian state t.v. he was important enough, legitimate enough for barbara walters and abc television to come all the way to damascus to see him. barbara walt everys interviewed his father, that's why they wanted her to do it. and i think the way those comments will be played on syrian t.v. is exactly what syrian t.v. has been saying all along which the president repeated. these are armed gangs that are part of the uprising, it is... there are regime forces who are being killed. he's not responsible for the deaths. it may have seemed an odd interview on the outside, but inside it will play to his supporters and for him that's what counts. >> brown: now the big question seems to be to what the situation is veering towards a real civil war situation. how does it look to you f
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many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the syrian regime? >> well, wolf, we've been trying to reach those arab league monitors on the ground directly and having a lot of difficulty doing so. there's been a lot of questions as to whether these observers have unfettered access, whether they're being heavily monitored by the syrian security forces. even though we haven't been able to speak to them directly, there's a lot of videos popping up purporting to show them in various cities, interacting with citizens. getting into arguments at times. one video today purports to show a scene in the city of -- where one arab league monitor or somebody who appear
many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the...
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across syria, the opposition movement rallied its support base following friday prayers. hundreds of thousands reportedly took to the streets. emboldened, perhaps, by the recent arrival of arab league monitors in the country. it's intended as a statement to those observers, raging violence will not quell this uprising. this footage was apparently recorded today in douma. it's just six miles from the center of the capital damascus. it's not clear what caused this particular explosion, but opposition activists alleged syrian security forces had thrown nail bombs into the crowd. there was violence docume also in the city a fortnight ago, the united nations estimated more than 5,000 had been killed by syrian security forces since the uprising began. one influential campaign group says it is now more than 6,000. it's a figure disputed by the government, and again today by its media. this reporter claims he's tracked down a number of people who were supposedly killed by security forces. state-run tv was broadcasting today live from the center of damascus and other cities. they
across syria, the opposition movement rallied its support base following friday prayers. hundreds of thousands reportedly took to the streets. emboldened, perhaps, by the recent arrival of arab league monitors in the country. it's intended as a statement to those observers, raging violence will not quell this uprising. this footage was apparently recorded today in douma. it's just six miles from the center of the capital damascus. it's not clear what caused this particular explosion, but...
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traveled to syria to ensure he keeps his word. but elizabeth palmer reports tonight in one city, homs, not much has changed. >> reporter: with arab league observers on the way to homs this morning, syrian tanks began pulling back from positions they've held for weeks. but when the team hit the streets, the violence hadn't stopped. this cell phone video shows a political activist urging one of the observers "come, come and see in that street over there, snipers." but in the background, there are the sounds of gunfire and the man refuses to go. we managed to get in touch with an activist in homs who was monitoring the observers' progress. we're concealing her identity for her own safety. >> reporter: in a nearby suburb, thousands who couldn't get close to the arab league observers instead joined a huge funeral march for an elderly man activists say was shot by government forces this morning. before the observers arrived, syria's government couldn't stop demonstrations like this, and now they're here, the protests look set to get eve
traveled to syria to ensure he keeps his word. but elizabeth palmer reports tonight in one city, homs, not much has changed. >> reporter: with arab league observers on the way to homs this morning, syrian tanks began pulling back from positions they've held for weeks. but when the team hit the streets, the violence hadn't stopped. this cell phone video shows a political activist urging one of the observers "come, come and see in that street over there, snipers." but in the...
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bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from reporting firsthand from inside the country. >>> the opposition is using home video to get the message out and hoping the observers present will help them be heard. in this amateur footage not independently verified residents placed the body of a dead child on the hood of the observer's car. but the arab league has been of little help so far. opposition groups say more than 130 syrians have been killed since the observers finally arrived this week. president asad claims he's waging war against terrorist gangs and foreign elements trying to divide the countr
bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from...
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but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: it was not a long drive, but our guides were taking no chances. past a government checkpoint, the car twisted along dark back roads outside the capital city damascus. after a certain point, we were blindfolded to protect the location of the safe house where we would find members of the free syrian army. they are former syrian soldiers. they say they refused orders to fire on their own countrymen and so decided to take up arms against the assad regime. the commander spoke off camera for his own security. he told us "we are fighting for those who have made our children orphaned and our wives widows." he claimed that his men have carried out attacks on military targets around the capital-- the heart of assad's power base. no one knows just how large the free syrian army is. the number of defectors appears to be growing. in this video posted by the opposition, former syrian soldiers pledge to defend t
but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: it was not a long drive, but our guides were taking no chances. past a government checkpoint, the car twisted along dark back roads outside the capital city damascus. after a certain point, we were blindfolded to protect the location of the safe house where we would find members of the free syrian army. they are former syrian...
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. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the government forces were doing to the people, i defected. >>> they say there will be no change in policy despite the death of kim jong il now replaced by his son. the state-run news agency put out a statement saying north koreans are insulted south korea didn't allow more people to attend kim's funeral. it says, the tears they shed will turn into a, quote, roar of revenge. >>> police in egypt stormed the offices of ten human rights and pro-democracy groups, some of which are u.s. funded. they took computers, other he electronics. the egyptian prosecutor's office says it's par
. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the...
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here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >> well, they arrested me. and i should say detained me. there is no doubt that the king has made some real reform at the margin, and the report was a real thing. they have eased a hair, but at the end of the day, this is still a despotic regime refusing to provide anything close to free elections and daily firing tear glass at peaceful protesters and these are american tear gas shells fired everyday. occasionally killing people. >> so where do we go from here? what happens next? i mean, when you look at at the overall arab spring and you have case of bahrain and egypt which is so full of hope, and now has a lot mo
here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >>...
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here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >> well, they arrested me. and i should say detained me. there is no doubt that the king has made some real reform at the margin, and the report was a real thing. they have eased a hair, but at the end of the day, this is still a despotic regime refusing to provide anything close to free elections and daily firing tear glass at peaceful protesters and these are american tear gas shells fired everyday. occasionally killing people. >> so where do we go from here? what happens next? i mean, when you look at at the overall arab spring and you have case of bahrain and egypt which is so full of hope, and now has a lot mo
here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >>...
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the company announced it will pull out of syria as it moves into qatar. it comes after eu sanctions that restrict oil production and contracts with the eu government. totale says it will comply with the sanctions. >>> we take a look at neighboring iraq's lucrative oil industry and one small company that's made it big after a new discovery in kurdistan. ds. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide us with a checklist of documents we're gonna need up front. who do you think i am? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide a checklist of the mortgage documents you'll need up front. it helps keep you in the know every step of the way. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> iraq sits on the world's fifth largest oil reserve and now more oil is being discovered in the semiautonomous region of kurdistan. gulf keystone, established a decade ago, the independent firm ventured into northern iraq back in 2007 where it made one of the largest recent discoveries in the middle east. arwa dam
the company announced it will pull out of syria as it moves into qatar. it comes after eu sanctions that restrict oil production and contracts with the eu government. totale says it will comply with the sanctions. >>> we take a look at neighboring iraq's lucrative oil industry and one small company that's made it big after a new discovery in kurdistan. ds. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide us with a checklist of...
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the arab league fact-finding mission went to work today in syria. tell us what you know about where they went and what they're seeing. >> reporter: isha, we heard today they went to the city of homs where we heard reports of increasing violence, deaths and injuries the past few days. there were videos purporting to show members of the arab league in homs today. one video purports to show the head of the mission being shown remnants of weapons there by residents in the city. another video purports to show the members of the delegation there with residents of homs basically saying that they wanted the members of this league to go to other parts of the city to see some of the harder hit area. in that video you hear gunfire later on. we can't verify the authenticity of these videos, but they are corroborating what we're being told on the ground by eyewitnesss. >> mohammed, you mentioned gunfire on the video. what do we know about whether these clashes quieted down or how severe clashes were today in syria? again, we need to point out, the fact-finding m
the arab league fact-finding mission went to work today in syria. tell us what you know about where they went and what they're seeing. >> reporter: isha, we heard today they went to the city of homs where we heard reports of increasing violence, deaths and injuries the past few days. there were videos purporting to show members of the arab league in homs today. one video purports to show the head of the mission being shown remnants of weapons there by residents in the city. another video...
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so they look a little bit like a sort of a crazy central bank so yes just and it's a serious problem syria basically a run on the bank a run on dollar liabilities they may be able to fund euro liabilities from european assurance companies european pension funds but these are dollars many of which come from money market funds in the u.s. and they're just saying look maybe you're ok but i don't want to find out the hard way i'm getting my money out and course the e.c.b. cannot print dollars they can print euro's but for them to get dollars they have to go to the fed so they have a swap line so interesting from the fed's point of view they're looking more and more like a hedge fund they've got longer maturity the u.s. government obligations they've got more euro denominated obligations they're doing it with more and more leverage so the fed is in a very risky position probably technically insolvent at this point in the fed is insolvent sure how going to be insolvent because where they have sixty million of capital sixty billion of capital and about three trillion of assets that are legacy ass
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we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody crackdown, but have had to postpone trips today to three cities for logistical reasons. this video here is said to show syrian forces spraying water cannons at protesters in hama tuesday but cnn cannot independently confirm if it is how then tick. mohammed jamjoun joins us from cairo. what are you hearing? >> reporter: natalie the activists are concerned that even though the arab league monitors are finally there, at least one of the flash points so far where the crackdown has been going on, they're not being given free reign by government minders to see what they need to see. we just have seen new video
we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody...
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iraq, syria and egypt. they have no influence at the moment that leaves the free content is saudi arabia cut iran and turkey and these are the only arab countries. in many ways, this saturday's see themselves staring match in a do or die confrontation with the rain and. also think kerry and, nuclear. they see the emergence of the new iraqi state as a major commit major loss of the strategic position. they represent the fact he is in our country along with the shia prime minister and has occurred for president. and by contrast, dave may take some, as we heard from david come to some great relief in the fact that he ran mean friend, if you want, ally of syria is in deep trouble and is about the regime may collapse. and with it of course that would be a serious blow not just to iran and syria, but with respect to hezbollah which has been iran's great arm for both deterrence and punishment for anyone they do not like. so both interior in iraq, you can look at turks may be as a potential balance. it is ruled by
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estimates have died already in the violence in syria. but just nothing like this. these mass bombings and certainly represents a very sinister escalation in the whole conflict. jim? >> elizabeth. i'm wondering how the regional instability in neighboring iraq, for instance, all plays into the sense of this growing unrest in syria. >> definitely. the baghdad bombings were part of a different power play probably and the syria is sort of self-contained. but added to all of the seismic political shifts and the upheaval of the arab spring or i guess we have to call it now the arab awakening, there's a whole regional instability that it could become very dangerous in 2012. >> something we will be watching. cbs' elizabeth palmer in london. thank you. >>> debbie turner bell is at the news desk with a check of the day's other headlines. >> good morning to both of you. good morning to you. an emotional farewell to former czech president former president bill clinton and his wife, secretary of state hillary clinton were some of the world leaders who attended the funeral servic
estimates have died already in the violence in syria. but just nothing like this. these mass bombings and certainly represents a very sinister escalation in the whole conflict. jim? >> elizabeth. i'm wondering how the regional instability in neighboring iraq, for instance, all plays into the sense of this growing unrest in syria. >> definitely. the baghdad bombings were part of a different power play probably and the syria is sort of self-contained. but added to all of the seismic...
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. >>> with more citizen video coming out of syria these days during a very bloody week, the obama administration is using very strong language about what is happening there, accusing president asad's government of mowing down its own citizens. more than 200 are now dead there it's believed since monday. >>> we'll take a break. up next as we continue on a wednesday night, on the ground in afghanistan with americans in uniform and some of them are now openly gay. many said that would never work, but were they right? >>> later, the outpouring of support and help since our story aired about a woman whose idea is making a difference for people and their pets who are all trying to survive these hard times. >>> tomorrow will mark one year to the day that president obama signed the repeal of the u.s. military policy known as don't ask, don't tell, banning openly gay and lesbian service members. just today a sign of the times. two women shared the traditional first kiss after the u.s.s. oak hills returned to home port in virginia. sailors and their families buy dollar raffle tickets for the chance at it.
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a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big election year. republicans are just under the 50 mark in the senate. which senate races will you be following, gentlemen? charles? >> massachusetts. elizabeth warren the democrat is ahead by six or seven points. excellent candidate. scott brown feeling the heat. index of that he complained about the press, which true but it isn't a good idea to let on that it's bothering you. >> jim: it doesn't help your campaign to complain about the press? >> outcationally helps for a day or two. then it fades. >> jim: chuck? >> this is a great year because so many of these tight senate r
a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big...
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a lot going on in syria. they pour under to the streets in syria, as many as 20,000 protesters pleading for international help. government tanks reportedly killed 42 people yesterday and, apparently, have a neighborhood surrounded. now, arab league monitors will be there today, but there's some feeling that this area that has been cordoned off may be cordoned off so they can't get to it. mohamm mohammed, what do you know about what's going on in homs? >> the airing league delegation said they're there and they're able to reach out to the arab league members. you are talking about that spectacular video that we saw of 20,000 people demonstrating there and we spoke to residents there and they said because the tanks had stopped the shelling today in homs and because protesters weren't being shot at, what started out as a small demonstration grew and the arab league is there, that they weren't going to be harassed today and be slaughtered, as they said. in that video that we saw, people were calling for internati
a lot going on in syria. they pour under to the streets in syria, as many as 20,000 protesters pleading for international help. government tanks reportedly killed 42 people yesterday and, apparently, have a neighborhood surrounded. now, arab league monitors will be there today, but there's some feeling that this area that has been cordoned off may be cordoned off so they can't get to it. mohamm mohammed, what do you know about what's going on in homs? >> the airing league delegation said...
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. >>> in syria, at least 20 people are reported dead after coming under attack by government troops. this hours after monitoring teams from the arab league are set to arrive in damascus. >>> tonight there is a storm brewing in israel. it has to do with seating on public buses and women being told by men where they can and cannot sit. until one woman refused to move. it may remind folks of a woman who took a stand in this country more than 50 years ago. we get the story from nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: tanya rosinblit, the new poster child for women's rights. an orthodox jew said, you're a woman. go sit at the back of the bus. israel's rosa parks moment. "no," tanya said. >> if i were to go to the back of the bus i would be humiliating myself. >> reporter: a photo shows what happened next. a man threatening the bus, the threatening crowd. >> i was the only woman there. >> reporter: a policeman who came to help. after 30 minutes tanya won and kept her seat. then -- her story took off. the head of the opposition led a march to parliament. >> it's not only about women. it's about
. >>> in syria, at least 20 people are reported dead after coming under attack by government troops. this hours after monitoring teams from the arab league are set to arrive in damascus. >>> tonight there is a storm brewing in israel. it has to do with seating on public buses and women being told by men where they can and cannot sit. until one woman refused to move. it may remind folks of a woman who took a stand in this country more than 50 years ago. we get the story from...